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The small treats of Nowruz are the sweetest — and even better when they’re homemade

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March 15, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. EDT
Persian sweets for Nowruz include tiny Chickpea Cookies, Marizpan Berries, Persian Baklava (Baghlava) and Honey Cashew Caramel Candies. Get all the recipe links, below. (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post; food styling by Bonnie S. Benwick/The Washington Post)

In the weeks leading up to Nowruz, Iranians happily line up at confectioneries and bakeries to buy cookies, pastries and a variety of nuts for their 13 days of new year festivities. The holiday begins March 21 this year.

My dad always took my sister and me with him to do the holiday shopping. Like most Iranians, he would always walk out of the shops with arms filled with boxes of sweets and bags of nuts.